0.5% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maiden Gully · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maiden Gully
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Maiden Gully owns a car, with only 0.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest rates of car-less homes in the country. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 85.5% of homes have two or more vehicles. This is well below the Victorian and national figures for homes without a car, and that trend has fallen further since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maiden Gully, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with only 0.2% using public transport to get to work. While 14% of people now work from home—a rise of 10 points since 2011—this is still far below the Victorian average.
14.0% ▲ +297.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -78.7%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 5.44 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Victorian figure. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state average, and all services are buses.
30
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.44
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
542.2
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A one-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most areas. Despite this, the drive time to the city is 97 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
97
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Maiden Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011023/maiden-gully/topic/transport